1. Keep a mini-trampoline in your room for movement breaks
At first it will be a distraction. Eventually the novelty will wear off and only the kids who really need it will use it.
2. Don't take away recess.
3. Thera-bands around desk legs or chairs
4. Set up a movement corner
Designate a small corner of the room as a "movement corner". Allow students to go back there and stretch when they need a break.
5. Clipboard
Allow the student to stand or walk with a clipboard as long as the student stays on task.
6. Fidgets
Give the student something small and quiet that they can fidget with during a lesson. A koosh ball, silly putty, a pencil with a fidget on the top. For some kids this will create a bigger distraction. But for other kids this may help them concentrate.
7. Chewing Gum
There is research to support that chewing on gum can help students maintain focus.
At first it will be a distraction. Eventually the novelty will wear off and only the kids who really need it will use it.
2. Don't take away recess.
3. Thera-bands around desk legs or chairs
4. Set up a movement corner
Designate a small corner of the room as a "movement corner". Allow students to go back there and stretch when they need a break.
5. Clipboard
Allow the student to stand or walk with a clipboard as long as the student stays on task.
6. Fidgets
Give the student something small and quiet that they can fidget with during a lesson. A koosh ball, silly putty, a pencil with a fidget on the top. For some kids this will create a bigger distraction. But for other kids this may help them concentrate.
7. Chewing Gum
There is research to support that chewing on gum can help students maintain focus.